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Posted by: Jim J Solo Posted on: Nov 26^th, 2018 at 6:32pm	Quote
Mossback, Don't take me too seriously. I got mine, thought we were talking about a new winter issue. My fault for not keeping up with the tread. But I did miss an issue recently and had to borrowed a friends, so that''s my excuse. Jimbo, Since I now know what's going on here, let me add. Nice job again. up up

Posted by: Jimbo Posted on: Nov 24^th, 2018 at 9:25pm	Quote
Mossback, My understanding is that they have yet to receive the issue that came out way back in September... this past September! Jimbo

Posted by: MossBack Posted on: Nov 24^th, 2018 at 7:16pm	Quote
Forgive me for being the dull one, but I have to admit to being confused. Are the BWJ copies you are waiting on just a single back ordered issue that includes a member's article? Or are you still waiting on several subscription copies that have gone missing? MossBack

Posted by: Jim J Solo Posted on: Nov 24^th, 2018 at 4:12pm	Quote
I still don't have mine. They burn books in Indiana though, so it might never get here.

Posted by: solotripper Posted on: Nov 21^st, 2018 at 8:02pm	Quote
Quote: My mail goes through Krook County.

Posted by: Magicpaddler
Posted on: Nov 21^st, 2018 at 7:18pm

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Your stories are going to show a recovered tripper because you are in better shape each year. New parts are making life better.
Some areas of the world have poor mail service do to corruption and bureaucracies. My mail is sloooow and my first BWJ got lost. My mail goes through Krook County.
I have been doing some rout planning on PP for a possible solo next year. It going to be another long winter.

Posted by: Jimbo
Posted on: Nov 21^st, 2018 at 3:33pm

Magicpaddler wrote on Nov 21^st, 2018 at 12:02pm:

Got my Fall BWJ Monday. Good article Jimbo.

Geez, Magic, your mail is slow!

By the way, I'll soon be writing a BETTER story about a September 2018 trip. It'll feature: 1) a very friendly Border Collie, and 2) some old dude with a bad case of bronchitis paddling a solo canoe. It turns out he "dusts" two young whippersnappers aggressively paddling a tandem. The two young bucks DARED to "race" him to a five star campsite to claim it for their own... and the ancient warrior kicked their asses! Might make a movie script of it and ask Rocky Balboa - I'm mean Sylvester Stallone - to play the lead. It was something to cheer about!

Fun travels. Can hardly wait until next year....

By the way, remember those two guys we met at Sue Falls in Sept 2017? I mentioned them in my story. Anyway, I just heard from them last night & they pass along their regards. You did a nice job of catching our dinner right in front of their canoe... and they definitely remembered THAT.

Later,

Jimbo Cool

Posted by: Magicpaddler Posted on: Nov 21^st, 2018 at 12:02pm	Quote
Got my Fall BWJ Monday. Good article Jimbo.

Posted by: Quetico For Life
Posted on: Oct 21^st, 2018 at 2:23pm

Jimbo wrote on Oct 20^th, 2018 at 1:15pm:

Quetico For Life wrote on Oct 18^th, 2018 at 11:00pm:

solotripper wrote on Oct 8^th, 2018 at 6:52pm:

TomT wrote on Oct 8^th, 2018 at 6:03pm:

He daytripped from north Sturgeon. Said he paddled the creek as far in as usual then found the trail with blowdown on it. The fishing was worth it.

Going in from Lonely Lk looks easier on the map than thru North Sturgeon?

I'll have to remember this and in the future, if I become more of a base camper, look into going in from the Lonely side?

There's actually an old portage marked on one of my maps.. Possibly from Jim Clark? Haha... From Antoine into Lonely ponds. Hard telling if this would even remotely be feasible. Looks like it follows a bit of a natural saddle..

QFL -

I had an old map showing a portage from Antoine into those Lonely Ponds, too... and, no, Jim Clark didn't draw it on the map, either! Tried to find that portage several years back without luck. Looked to be a bit of a slog through there so I'm not sure how feasible it might be.

There's an OLD thread on QJ where this subject came up, I'm pretty sure.

Later,

Jimbo Cool

Good info, that it wasnt just a Jim Clark marking lol. That alone would make me really question ever trying!

Yeah, I have no clue, but certainly imagine it could be extremely interesting, if not impassible, at least not without heartache and strife beyond what I would desire to get myself into. Then again who knows, could just be a bit of a bushwhack. It would be interesting if there was a report of someone going through there to see just what it was like!

Regardless, going from Lonely makes more sense, no doubt about it.

Posted by: Quetico For Life
Posted on: Oct 21^st, 2018 at 2:19pm

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Westwood wrote on Oct 20^th, 2018 at 1:22am:

The creek into Antoine is actually a creek into Ram Lake. You would have to make a very short portage from Ram to Antoine. The creek that flows from Ram to Sturgeon flows from the northeast side of Ram Lake. I have taken the creek into Ram in 1972, 2004 and 2012. Each time the creek seems to get smaller. There isn't much elevation to the creek so if the water is low you could probably make your decision as you enter the creek.

Ah, that makes sense now. I've been through Ram to Antoine once, and that portage between the two isn't too bad iirc. I mainly remember the hill climb from Antoine going out to Sturgeon.

As for the the creek, right, that would be a game time decision on go or no go.

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